This collection houses DNP/DNAP Capstone Projects authored by students from the Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing at Samford University. The projects are in the format of poster presentations with formal abstracts. The posters were approved by Samford faculty, but did not go through a peer-review process prior to inclusion in this repository.
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DNP Capstone Projects
Acuity-based assignments to decrease missed nursing care, Peggy Hershberger
A decision tree simulation for student peer support: Coping strategies to referral options, Ronnie Ann Knabe
Adolescent sex trafficking screening tool in an emergency department, Elizabeth Elliott and Tracy Ison
Adverse event analysis: Operating room distractions and interruptions, Jennifer Lindsey and Maria Ledbetter
Airway and pulmonary optimization in the early postoperative period, Jared Hargett and David Fort
Anesthesia implications for Arnold Chiari Type I Malformation Parturients, Dessiarae Sanchez and Lisa Herbinger
Anesthesia implications of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 receptor agonist, James Billings and Amy Snow
Anesthetic management for patients prescribed GLP-1 agonists, Alexa Pratt and Lauren Barnes
Aspiration risk with long-acting GLP-1 RAs, Nicole Jessen and Cassandra King
Barriers to video laryngoscopy in low-middle incomes countries, Mason Easterling and Mary Beth Greenway
Behavioral interventions to decrease disparity among African American women with hypertension, Angela D. Hamby
Breaking down barriers in multigenerational nursing, Janet Gardner
Bridging the practice gap through pre-licensure nurse residency programs, Courtney Dreadin and Linda McKay
Building self-care competencies for stress management in nursing students, Jenny Fields and Katherine Moore
Catheter-guided nasotracheal intubation and incidence of trauma, Rachel Land and David Fort
Cerebral oximetry monitor efficacy during one lung ventilation, Karigan Bonner
"Code Labor": An evidence based and interdisciplinary approach to managing women experiencing precipitous labor outside of the labor and delivery unit, Rachel Marie Smedley
Considerations for the pediatric patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Adriana Comerford and Lisa Herbinger
DASH into a healthier lifestyle - A practical approach toolkit for African Americans, Demetric Osborn
Depression screening in children and adolescents on epilepsy monotherapy using the modified PHQ-9, Barbara Peters
Developing a resuscitation policy using Orlando's Deliberate Nursing Process, Candace Pierce
Development and implementation of a student nurse technician (SNT) program evaluation tool, Alicia Logan and Keeshia Layfield
Development of an adolescent and young adult (AYA) connection group toolkit, Brittany Dunne
Development of culturally tailored prenatal nutritional counseling for Hispanic women, Manola McCain
